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1957 North Korean parliamentary election

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Field	Value
country	North Korea
flag_year	1948
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1948 North Korean parliamentary election
previous_year	1948
next_election	1962 North Korean parliamentary election
next_year	1962
election_date	27 August 1957
seats_for_election	All 215 seats in the Supreme People's Assembly
module	{{Infobox legislative election
embed	yes
noleader	yes
nopercentage	yes
party1	Workers' Party of Korea	last_election1 = 157	seats1 = 178
party2	Korean Democratic Party	last_election2 = 35	seats2 = 11
party3	Chondoist Chongu Party	last_election3 = 35	seats3 = 11
title	Premier
before_election	Kim Il Sung
after_election	Kim Il Sung
before_party	Workers' Party of Korea
after_party	Workers' Party of Korea
turnout	99.99%

Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 27 August 1957 to elect members of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly. Voters were presented with a single list from the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland, dominated by the Workers' Party of Korea. It was the first elections to take place after the establishment of North Korea in 1948.

Only one candidate was presented in each constituency, all of which were selected by the WPK, although some ran under the banner of other parties or state organisations to give the illusion of democracy. Voter turnout was reported to be 99.99%, with 99.92% reportedly voting in favour of the candidates presented.

Its first session took place on 18–20 September 1957. One of its declarations was "On the Immediate Tasks of the People's Power in Socialist Construction".

Results

Composition of deputies

The following were elected as members of parliament:

Pyongyang city

South Pyongan

North Pyongan

Chagang

South Hwanghae

North Hwanghae

Kangwon

South Hamgyong

North Hamgyong

Ryanggang

Kaesong city

| Kim Myong-ho | Chong Nak-son | Ho Hak-song

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p404 {{ISBN. 0-19-924959-8
East Gate Book (2003) ''North Korea Handbook: Yonhap News Agency Seoul'', p124 {{ISBN. 0765610043
Suh, Dae-Sook. (1981). "Korean Communism, 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System". The University Press of Hawaii.

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